Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose SharksFeb 20, 2022
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | VGK | 16 | 9 | 10 | 35 | |
| SJS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | SJS | 8 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
- VGK 67SJS 65
- VGK 3.44SJS 2.83
- PP goals
- VGK 0SJS 0
- Hits
- VGK 15SJS 36
- Blocks
- VGK 18SJS 18
- PIM
- VGK 22SJS 22
- VGK 63%SJS 38%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–1
Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at SJS. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SJS: Cogliano–Bonino–Gregor skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsChandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:16.Stephenson
- PointsJack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:08.Eichel
- PointsMax Pacioretty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:27.Pacioretty
- PointsShea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:37.Theodore
- New line
- GoalieLogan Thompson (VGK) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +6 against a season average of 29.9; the win.Thompson
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Shot map
Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.
Shot map
Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.
Shot map, VGK at SJS: 132 attempts, 71 on goal, 5 goals, 6.27 expected goals; best chance Chandler Stephenson at 0.79 xG.
- SJS
- VGK
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 132 of 132 attempts · SJS 65 · VGK 67
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, VGK at SJS: expected goals 2.83 to 3.44 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 67, 5 goals.
- SJS
- VGK
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- SJS pressure
- VGK pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 33% of the game, SJS 26%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, VGK at SJS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice James Reimer (57:59) for SJS and Logan Thompson (60:00) for VGK, 5 goals.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Penalty
Sequence card
5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).
| Stat | VGK | SJS |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | 55 | |
| 2.22 | 2.20 | |
| 2.19 | 2.15 | |
| 10 | 8 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 26 | 25 | |
| +0.084 | −0.084 | |
| 33% | 26% |
Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.
Lines used
Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.
Vegas Golden Knights
- L1Pacioretty – Stephenson – Eichel11:3050% CF
- L2Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault11:0257% CF
- 9:0759% CF
- 9:0553% CF
- 17:1055% CF
- D2Pietrangelo – Hague15:5553% CF
- 7:4940% CF
- PP1Dadonov – Pacioretty – Theodore – Eichel – Roy2:3075% CF
- PP2Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Stephenson1:5350% CF
- 1:39
- 1:17
- PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb3:13
- 0:54
San Jose Sharks
- 9:5740% CF
- 9:1042% CF
- 7:5941% CF
- 5:4658% CF
- 17:1346% CF
- 13:4447% CF
- 11:3550% CF
- 1:48100% CF
- 0:560% CF
- 1:19
- 0:55
- 2:12
- 1:40
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 10:14VGK 1 – 0 SJS
- 14:34VGK: Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Eichel, HagueSJS: Vlasic, Hertl, Meier, FerraroVGK 2 – 0 SJS
2nd period
- 1:23VGK: Pacioretty, McNabb, Stephenson, Theodore, EichelSJS: Burns, Couture, Nieto, Balcers, FerraroVGK 3 – 0 SJS
3rd period
- 10:17VGK 3 – 1 SJS
- 19:27VGK: Pacioretty, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Roy, HagueSJS: Burns, Bonino, Couture, Hertl, Meier, BarabanovVGK 4 – 1 SJS
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Stephenson C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 0.79 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:16 | — | — | 48 | 25 |
| Max Pacioretty L | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:27 | — | — | 53 | 35 |
| Jack Eichel C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:08 | — | — | 52 | 37 |
| William Karlsson C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 | — | — | 52 | 49 |
| Reilly Smith R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:21 | — | — | 56 | 59 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:25 | — | — | 57 | 58 |
| Nicolas Roy C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:12 | — | — | 57 | 53 |
| Evgenii Dadonov L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 | — | — | 55 | 53 |
| Mattias Janmark C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:07 | — | — | 55 | 52 |
| Brett Howden C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11:31 | — | — | 56 | 65 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:03 | — | — | 58 | 65 |
| William Carrier L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10:26 | — | — | 50 | 60 |
| Brayden McNabb D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.09 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25:06 | — | — | 56 | 45 |
| Shea Theodore D | D1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:37 | — | — | 56 | 49 |
| Alex Pietrangelo D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26:23 | — | — | 60 | 59 |
| Nicolas Hague D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 0.18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:49 | — | — | 53 | 52 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11:15 | — | — | 47 | 55 |
| Ben Hutton D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9:35 | — | — | 39 | 44 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson(start) | W | 36 | 35 | 1 | .972 | 2.83 | 60:00 |
San Jose Sharks
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Hertl C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21:07 | — | — | 53 | 60 |
| Timo Meier R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 0.38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19:28 | — | — | 43 | 51 |
| Alexander Barabanov L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:27 | — | — | 33 | 35 |
| Noah Gregor L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 | — | — | 47 | 49 |
| Nick Bonino C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:18 | — | — | 48 | 53 |
| Andrew Cogliano C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 | — | — | 50 | 54 |
| Logan Couture C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 0.57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:02 | — | — | 36 | 46 |
| Rudolfs Balcers L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15:09 | — | — | 40 | 55 |
| Matt Nieto L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:46 | — | — | 50 | 54 |
| Jonathan Dahlen C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:10 | — | — | 54 | 44 |
| Lane Pederson C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:47 | — | — | 50 | 43 |
| Jeffrey Viel L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7:35 | — | — | 60 | 42 |
| Brent Burns D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0.35 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25:35 | — | — | 44 | 56 |
| Mario Ferraro D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21:51 | — | — | 46 | 53 |
| Nicolas Meloche D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.01 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19:31 | — | — | 47 | 41 |
| Jake Middleton D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18:02 | — | — | 44 | 39 |
| Ryan Merkley D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:18 | — | — | 52 | 60 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.09 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14:20 | — | — | 43 | 55 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Reimer(start) | L | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 2.65 | 57:59 |